The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-13
Thu KAFFH KLATCHPlRTY
FORTHE BENEFIT or Tue SOUTH
ORANGE LIBRARY.
The Young Lady, the Sensation Of
the Occasion, Plays With
College Boys.

isrEofLL ooRRKsPosDKscE OF TIE APPEAL
New YORK, March Ill went to
the Katie Klatch at the Metropoh-
tan Opera House. 1t was a great
family party Of the Astor clique.
All the members were there, and
there was SO little of the plebeian ele-
ment present that we all felt at home
and unrestrained. We know every
body here by sight and almost every
body to speak to. That was en-
phatic testimony of the character of
the gathering, which. though nom
inally and financially for the purpose
Of charity, was 10 fact to relieve the
tedium of Lent.
There is that big fellow" / heard
a lady say, he is talking with Miss
-, who is making such q sensa-
ton. Everybody says she is so hand
some. don't think she is SO unu-
sual, do you"
Her companion of course quite
agreed with her that the girl in ques-
ton was not worthy of all the fuss
made about her, and ] looked to see
for myself. The "big fellow" was a
typical society Young man, dude, if
the word must be used; one of those
men whose appearance and manners
fully justified the cariacaturists
His elegant clothes failed wholly to
mask the awkard proportions OF his
bulky frame; his nose come down
from his brows with rush, as ii it
would end as far from his mouth as
possible; his forehead retreated 10
the same direction from which his
nose came; wee suggestion Of a
moustache fringed his overdone
mouth. and his eyes completed an
expression of curious iuauity. The
young lady who was suffering tenn
porary association with him was
really a striking person. Picture
first richly ford but refined COM
plexion; a passable figure. very slen-
der at the waist; magenta colored
dress, taperiDg down from the waist
in front and similarly from the neck
behind; gold and silver lace work
puffs at the shoulders; bands of gold
and silver lace worked below the
puffs and around the wrists; black
hat, frightened by knot of broad
orange colored ribbon; a gray veil so
skilliully hanging over the face that
little black spot on it came just
over the pinkest flush of her
cheeks. This wrinkle is an improve
ment owe the old fashioned device OF
FASTING black court plaster on the
glowing flesh. She was not, unfor-
tunately, gifted with eyes that were
equal to her other features. They
were such eyes as demanded skillful
use to make them effective. and rec
ognizing this, Miss - had trained
herself thoroughly. 1t was a pleas
ant diversion to see her playing her
part. All the little swells of the day
who did not already know her were
anxious to be introduced, and most
Of them had the desired favor before
the Klatch came to a close. She was
taking her keenest pleasure in life
and as good fortune would have it |
had the best opportunity to note how
she found it. [ had taken chair al
table in the music room and an in
slant later, escorted by young gen.
tleman, she sat down at the other
side. Her eyes were sparkling as j
she sought more prey, and presently
it came. A beardless young fellow
/ had almost called him kid-ap
preached and begged the favor of in
Producing his friend. The privilege
was granted and the victim appeared
if possible, more callow than the
first. They were Columbia Col
lege students. She received
the new conner without ris
ing and in every possible way re.
minded him of his extreme youthful
ness. She knew there is nothing &c
uncomfortable of a college man" as t.
be considered young, and she took
pains to let the poor boy understand
that she regarded him as one OF The
most iniantile.
81 have heard Roy speak of you.
she said, tattering the boys vanity
simply for the purpose of making thu
next thrust deeper. II suppose you
two have been frolicking about herr
Ike little lambs out for q play
haven't you"
THE victim made hating repl,
in which he sought to give the i'm
preston that he was familiar enoug
with the whirl of society life, t
which she responded:
"Oh, yes; and when you get to b.
senior | suppose you will hope t.
out quite a figure, won't your" au'
she smiled in evident enjoyment o
the blushing boys discontinue. Blu
the little fellow stuck bravely to hi
task, and eventually, as if in recog
milton Of his courage, she even con
scented to dance q half minute will
him, when the strains Of a waltz Sc
the feet of a score of people to i'm
promptu, non Lenten shutting owe
the floor. And after that she evel
went off into a corner with him
where, by we'll modulated series o
rebuffs and encouragements, sh
made it uncertain to himself whethe
he were standing on his head OF hi
feet. The elderly ladies may no
think Miss - worthy of the sen
sation she makes, but the boys do
and that is quite sufi ,ient for her.
| Everybody that is anybody wa
there, and from 8 to z in the after
noon there was a most enjoyable, no
to say lively time. The affair wa
redeemed from levity by the fact tina
the proceeds were devoted to chart
ty, in support OF free library il
South Orange, N. j., that refuge o
New York swelldom. The names o
the ladies who managed the Klatcl
would be simply the list OF th,
wealth crowned heads of society, Al
may be believed from this hall dozen
Mrs, w. W. Astor, Mrs. Corneliu.
Vanderbilt, Mrs. l.. p. Morton, Mrs
o. V. s. Roosevelt, the Countess d
Molke Hvitfeldt, Mrs. Cadwallade
Evans. Ii was brilliant and sue
cessiul occasion. Everybody VIII,
came in paid dollar for the priv
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